[Cookie___Monster]

Heyo! I finally need a new sketchbook!  I have used every page in the book, but I tear out drawings I don't like, so my book has become very thin and I have like five-ish pages left in the entire book, none of which are blank.  Also, my next sketchbook will probably have pages with less width considering I only use like half of the page when I draw; it'll also make it easier to carry.  Anyway, the remaining pages in the notebook contain the drawings of which I like the most in the past five-ish months.  For the last five months I've been seeing what I can do with a single pencil, so I'm proud of the outcomes of these drawings. 

Pretty sure, I haven't shared like two or three of these with y'all before.

I'll provide credit to the models used if I can;  most of the photos I use have no mention of names or anything, so it can be quite tough to find.





^ This drawing started when my drawing teacher urged me to try and include some kind of symbolism or something.  I still don't understand that side of art and probably never will, but I still appeased her.  She liked the drawing.  (Side note:  None of these drawings were for actual grades; just me and my drawing teacher in private, outside of class).  Honestly though, I believe if a piece of art makes you feel anything, then it has accomplished its goal.

Model Credit: Julia Saner



^ For this one, my teacher wanted me to try drawing emotion... other than blank stares, like I usually do.  Must admit, blank stares are much, much easier to draw.  And it may just be me, but drawing emotion is really boring for me for some reason; dunno why.  I don't really care though cause the teacher liked it so I was happy anyway.  I never drew anything more in the drawing mostly cause I had no idea how to shade the tongue... no fuckin' clue.  Never told the teacher that either...



^ This was more of a pet project that I never finished.  Mostly cause fuck bones.  So much harder to shade than I thought they would be.  Also the bone alignment with the curve of her torso was impossible for me to even think of, so I eventually just gave up on it.  I've created a back up plan just in case I ever want to resume this drawing though!  I'll just use charcoal to create a black background and use it to cover up the bones.  Hopefully the contrast of the charcoal won't be too much for the other body parts.

Model Credit: Helen Flanagan



^ Definitely one of my favorites and most time consuming drawings I've done before; second only to the first posted drawing.  This one was really just for shits & giggles to be honest.  No real story here.



^ This drawing was fun at first because of the charcoal background and then erasing away the charcoal until I got an outline of what I wanted.  However, the grainy background charcoal made shading a real pain in the ass because I just couldn't get a good contrast between the two.  Favorite part was doing the hair though!  Easiest hair I have ever done.

http://imgur.com/nehw66i
^ Extra.  I haven't drawn anything since like late June.  So, when I don't draw for long periods of times I sort of go into an anxiety-like state when I try to draw again.  I literally cannot explain it better than I become afraid of my pencil.  Weird, I know.  So free extra sketch I did tonight.  This lil' drawing was the one to fill the last page of my sketchbook :/.  Best quess I have on the model is Cara Delevinge.